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Ilikedwayurthinkin

11-year-old gelding with a 18% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Quick Facts
Age
11 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Yeats
Mother
Sway
Trainer
Owner
John P McManus
Rating
125

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
34
Career races
6
Wins
17.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
41.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
116 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 8 starts (38%)
Course specialist at Cartmel: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Returning from a 116-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Ok
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Loves
Class 4 (standard)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Dec
DNF
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
10 Nov
3rd
Carlisle
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
25 Aug
5th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
29 Jun
4th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
26 May
🏆 Won
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
22 Feb
DNF
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
20 Jan
2nd
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
30 Nov
🏆 Won
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
13 Nov
🏆 Won
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
26 Aug
3rd
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Richie McLernon Current Jockey
27.8%
Win rate
5/18
Won / Rode
11.1%
Win rate
1/9
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Cartmel
Tight
7 3 wins, 2 thirds, 2 other 25 Aug 42.9%
Leopardstown
Galloping
4 1 third, 3 other 5 Mar 0%
Galway
Tight
3 1 win, 2 other 5 Aug 33.3%
Ayr
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 20 Jan 50%
Newcastle
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 22 Feb 50%
Kilbeggan
Tight
2 2 other 14 Jul 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
2 2 other 3 Feb 0%
Kelso
Undulating
2 2 other 8 May 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 other 29 May 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Mar 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Apr 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 third 20 Nov 0%
Aintree
Galloping
1 1 second 9 Apr 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 third 10 Nov 0%
Hexham
Undulating
1 1 other 6 Oct 0%
Sedgefield
Sharp
1 1 other 22 Oct 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 other 3 Dec 0%